Basic Electricity
The focus of basic electricity is to help the student understand how electricity is produced, manipulated, and used in an electrical system. AC and DC circuit work will be performed using Ohm’s laws. The main objective of the circuit work is to prepare the student for similar circuit work that will be encountered in future electricity courses. Success in this class will usually indicate that a student will find few problems with the academic portion of an apprenticeship program.
Rigging
The rigging class will cover ropes, knots, splices, slings, and chains that are commonly used in rigging operations. Students will learn to calculate tensions and safe working loads for various rigging applications they may encounter within the industry. Additionally, the course will provide an understanding of load charts as they apply to digger derrick and bucket trucks commonly used within the electrical utility industry.
Transformers and Connections
Many linemen work with transformers more often than any other piece of pole line equipment because every customer has to have a transformer to receive service voltage. Thus, this course will explain the importance of transformers within the electrical system. Students will learn the theory of how transformers work, their anatomy, and how to connect, parallel, and bank them to supply the desired voltage.
Climbing I
Climbing skills are developed over the duration of the lab, from day one until graduation day. Students will learn the fundamental techniques used for climbing wooden utility poles and will be taught how to inspect, maintain, and use that gear to climb up, down, and around.
Climbing II
Climbing skills are developed over the duration of the lab for maneuvering and working on wooden poles, installing and removing hardware, and pole top rescue. (This course requires an attendant to have completed Climbing 1 or have proven they have the ability to complete the skills taught in Climbing 1.
Digger Derrick
This course provides a basic understanding of digger derrick trucks as associated with electrical line work. The classroom portion of the course includes online qualification training for digger derrick trucks. The online portion includes things such as truck set up, truck inspection, hand signals, and basic operations. All students will conduct hands-on operations of digger derrick trucks.
Gloving I & I
In this course, a student will learn about rubber protective equipment that is used when working on distribution lines and will demonstrate how it is used. Describe and demonstrate how to inspect rubber protective gear and how to install and remove rubber protective gear in a variety of job situations. They will learn work plan development, execution, and live line gloving jobs. Hazard recognition is a key element within this training as well as the maintaining of insulation and isolation at all times.
Underground Residential Distribution (URD)
Students will learn to make primary splices and primary terminations. They will also learn switching and tagging, cable isolation, grounding, and fault locating.
NCCER Crane Certification
Students will learn to operate the crane, use of load charts, and understanding of rigging required in crane operations. Multiple crane certifications offered.
grounding
July 19 - July 23
Oct 4 - Oct 8
Live Line (Energized) Dist. OH Lab
July 26 - July 30
Oct. 11 - Oct. 15
Live Line (Simulated) Trans. OH Lab
Oct. 18 - Oct. 22
Tentative Second Lab
Basic Electricity
Aug. 2 - Aug. 6
Oct. 25 - Oct. 29
TRANSFORMERS & CONNECTIONS
Aug. 9 - Aug. 13
Nov. 1 - Nov. 5
RIGGING LAB
Aug. 16 - Aug. 20
Nov. 8 - Nov. 12
Climbing Skills Level 1
Aug. 16 - Aug. 20
Nov. 15 - Nov. 19
Climbing Skills Level 2
Aug. 23 - Aug. 27
Nov. 29 - Dec. 3
Digger Derrick
Aug. 30 - Sept. 3
Dec. 6 - Dec. 10
UNDERGROUND LAB
Sept. 20 - Sept. 24
Tentative Second Lab
DRONE Pilot Wire Environment Training
July 12 - July 17
Sept. 20 - Sept. 25
NCCER Crane Certification
Sept. 27 - Oct. 1
Dec. 13 - Dec. 17